Transfer Students

We are glad you are interested in transferring to North Central University!
For your convenience, we have an Admissions Counselor on staff who will work directly
with you to help make the process more understandable and your transition a smooth one.

A personal note: Hello! My name is Claire Montenegro and I am here to serve you and your specific needs as a transfer student! If you have any questions or would like to discuss anything please call me at 612.343.4467 or e-mail me at camonten@northcentral.edu.

Application Process for Transfer Students

In addition to the regular admissions requirements, transfer students applying to North Central should submit official College Transcripts. Please complete your college's Transcript Request Form to have your transcripts sent to our Registrar's Office.

Transfer students who have not previousy taken the ACT can complete and submit the ACT Waive Request form for North Central University to consider waiving their ACT or SAT admissions requirement. The student must meet the following criteria:

1. All pieces of the applicant's file must be received. This includes the Application Form and fee, High School Transcript or completed GED, Pastoral Recommendation form, and Character Recommendation form.
2. The student must submit all college transcripts and meet one the following criteria:

Completed 20-30 College Credits: Minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA

Completed 31-60 College Credits: Minimum 2.2 GPA

College Degree Earned

There is a Transcript Evaluator located in the Registrar’s Office who will evaluate your transcripts and communicate the results to you within 14 business days. If you have questions regarding the evaluation you can contact the Registrar’s Office at 612.343.4409 and ask for the Transcript Evaluator.

Upon completion of courses, please have your official transcripts sent to:

North Central University
attn: Registrar’s Office
910 Elliot Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Graduation Requirement

In order to graduate from North Central University, 27 of the final 33 credits must be taken from NCU. This allows flexibility for students to transfer six of their last 33 credits if they need to.

Transfer Credit Policy

Click to view North Central's Transfer Credit Policy, for more information see links below.

• Domestic Taxonomy—Provides examples of and explains the different agreements NCU holds with various organizations, including the Military, Master’s Commission, YWAM, ABHE accredited schools, AG endorsed schools, etc.
• International Transfer Credit— In order to have your international transcripts evaluated you must go through the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). You can download the Request Form for Foreign Education Credentials Service and send all the appropriate paperwork to AACRAO who will send the final evaluations to North Central University.

Course Transfer Guidelines

The policies and procedures for transferring credits are outlined below.

• Only grades of “C-”or better are transferable.
• The course description must be equivalent to NCU’s course.
• The course(s) must be required for the major of interest to count towards HG (hours earned for graduation).
• Degrees do not transfer; courses are evaluated individually.
• NCU does not participate in the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (an agreement that states any A.A. degree is transferable to any 4-year public school in Minnesota and Wisconsin).
• Courses must be at the college level to transfer (usually with a course number “100” or higher); developmental courses will not transfer (usually with a course number “099”).
• An official evaluation is done after receiving an official transcript; faxed transcripts or unofficial transcripts can be evaluated, but the evaluation is unofficial until official transcripts are received.
• The transcript cannot be a grade report.
• Most official transcripts will have a seal & the signature of the Registrar.
• Courses cannot be transferred without grades (unless a “P” for “Pass” equals a C- or above); however, the grades do not transfer and therefore do not affect the student’s GPA at North Central University.